Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts:
TODAY
Cinematic brass
San Diego-based Presidio Brass — Josh Bledsoe, trombone and vocals; Scott Sutherland, tuba and piano; Steve O’Connor and Miles McAllister, trumpets; and Geoff Durbin, euphonium/trombone — will give a concert titled “Sounds of the Cinema” at 7 p.m. today in Riceland Auditorium, Grand Prairie Center, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, 2709 U.S. 165 S., Stuttgart. Band students are participating in a master class and will perform with the ensemble. Sponsor is the Kiwanis Club of Stuttgart. Tickets are $25-$35 plus processing fees. Call (870) 673-4201, Extension 1896, or visit the website, tinyurl.com/presidiotix.
UCA films
The University of Central Arkansas digital filmmaking program will screen films by graduate students at 7 p.m. today in the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall, UCA, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. The screening will feature master of fine arts student films Nora Noir, directed by Cameron Vaughan of Cabot; Graveyard Girl, directed by Steven Oder of Cincinnati; and Theoria, directed by Matt Foss of Denver. Admission is free. Call (501) 450-3419 or email [email protected].
Mountain metaphysics
The 11th annual Ozark Mountain Transformation Conference, a “metaphysical and spiritual gathering” with a psychic fair, will take place today-Thursday at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks, 207 W. Van Buren St., Eureka Springs. It will precede the 29th annual Ozark Mountain UFO Conference, Friday-Saturday at the same venue.
Erich von Daniken, author of the Chariots of the Gods books and a pioneer of Ancient Astronaut Theory that states the ancient gods were extraterrestrials, will be the keynote speaker, bridging both conferences. He will present Part 1 of his “Unsolved Mysteries of the Past” lecture on Wednesday at the Transformation Conference and Part 2 at the UFO Conference on Saturday.
The Transformation Conference, founded by author, hypnotist and past-life regressionist Dolores Cannon, offers Ozark Mountain Publishing authors the chance to share their books and insights into metaphysical topics, including healing, channeling, psychic abilities, dreams and spirituality. Many of the speakers will also offer workshops, personal readings and sessions. A complete schedule is available online at transformation-conference.com. Call (800) 935-0045.
The UFO Conference will also feature a second keynote speaker, UFO investigator Linda Moulton-Howe, a longtime conference attendee, who will present a lecture titled “Symbols and Binary Code in High Strangeness Phenomena.” A complete conference schedule is available at ozarkufoconference.com. Discounted packages to register for both conferences are available.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Orpheum shows
This week at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main St., Memphis:
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia presents a double bill of bedtime classics for children — Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny Live by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd — 6:30 p.m. Friday, part of the Orpheum’s Family Series. Tickets are $15, $20 VIP.
Hip-hop string duo Black Violin (Wil B, viola, and Kev Marcus, violin) will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $20-$28.
Call (901) 525-3000 or visit the website, orpheum-memphis.com.